Log-hub’s Advanced Center of Gravity App for Optimal DC Location Decision-Making

Log-hub introduces the Advanced Center of Gravity (COG) App, designed to help businesses determine optimal distribution center (DC) locations with greater complexity and precision.

The COG App provides a data-driven approach to balancing service levels and operational constraints, enabling businesses to build more efficient and resilient distribution networks. Log-hub combines these elements into a structured, comprehensive method for building strategically positioned and agile distribution networks that respond to real-world challenges.

Key takeaways:

• Set specific service level targets and distance limits for each product group, ensuring tailored distribution strategies.
• Specify a range or an exact number of DCs based on operational constraints.
• Find the ideal DC location while balancing inbound-outbound costs and quantifying the cost gap between inbound and outbound flows.
• Maintain existing DCs while exploring new site additions, balancing infrastructure investment with potential expansion.
• A new Extra Details Subtype within the Distance Calculation App provides greater route insights, breaking down trips by country, route spans, and road types, including the amount of tollways.
• Users can now adjust map settings directly from the interface by clicking the gear icon, allowing them to modify color mappings, add or hide elements in the pop-up, and customize displayed columns.